Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 41

While thinking to herself, Su Mi continued to watch, turned her eyes, and accidentally saw Ni Tingxuan standing behind Qi Taki. When all eyes were on the field, his eyes did not fall on that Bi Tingxuan like others did. Clothed girl's body, but looking at...

Su Mi followed his gaze...it was the guard she noticed just now!There was obvious concern and worry in his eyes.

Before Su Mi had time to think, at this moment, Ni Tingxuan seemed to feel Su Mi's gaze, and suddenly turned around.

The eyes of the two suddenly met.

Both of them were taken aback, and then turned their heads away unnaturally.

Everyone's eyes were firmly locked on the girl in green in the corridor. No one noticed this small movement. Su Mi looked around vigilantly, feeling guilty for a while, then annoyed for a while, why am I guilty? !
The singing and dancing in the arena has come to an end, accompanied by the sluggish sound of the flute, the girl's figure finally slows down and lightens up, and after a while, all the music stops.At the end of the dance, she finally fell on the ground facing Qi Long, the figure under the green clothes was still shaking slightly, it seemed that the exhaustion just now made her unbearable, and she had a kind of tenderness that was too weak.

"Okay!" Qi Long couldn't help shouting out, his face full of joy and admiration: "The song and dance this time is really well choreographed, the dance is beautiful, and the people are even better. This time the song and dance teaching took a lot of trouble. I will reward you a lot!"

Some concubines who reacted quickly noticed Qi Long's face secretly, and they were all vaguely worried. Although the woman in front of her didn't know where she came from, but she was born with such a good appearance and such a style, she must be the one who will compete for favor in the future. enemy.Originally, there were too few pets in this palace, and there were too many people fighting for it. Now that another one came, the faces of all the concubines were not very good-looking.

The queen covered her mouth with a light smile and said, "Your Majesty, the song and dance this time is not a rehearsal compiled by the teaching institute in the palace, but created by a beautiful girl who was recently selected into the palace."

"What?" Qi Taki asked in amazement: "A show girl? This is really strange, why haven't I seen it before?" The show girl in front of him was personally selected by him through the palace selection. He recalled, But there is no impression at all.

"The emperor still said, didn't the emperor just slack off halfway? He even came to ask the concubines now." The queen said with a charming smile.

Qi Long suddenly remembered that when he was in the hall selection, he was already dazzled and dizzy when he saw the second half.He was not very interested in the new showgirls, and he simply handed over the last hundred and ten people to the queen, and left the table to rest.Unexpectedly, there is such a stunning beauty in it!

"Which family is the talented girl from?" Qi Taki asked with a smile.

The queen smiled sweetly, raised her head to the girl in green clothes in front, and said in a manly voice: "Since the emperor asked, why don't you come up and answer?"

At this time, the woman in green who had been kneeling on the corridor stood up and walked into the Lingxi Pavilion.

The wind gently blew her clothes, flying and encouraging, as if she was facing the waves.

Only then did everyone see her appearance clearly, she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, she was born with pear blossoms, light willows, light makeup and plain clothes, walking under the light, she was just like the moon.It was like a fairy who was banished into this mortal world.

She stepped forward, her watery eyes flickered, her gaze was full of beauty, and she swayed Qi Taki's body with a radiant look, then bowed lightly, and said softly: "Shi Rou'er, a newly promoted girl, to the emperor, Greetings from the empress and all the ladies. The voice is beautiful and clear, touching the heartstrings."

The concubines looked at the people in front of them, and when they thought of the empress, their faces were a bit gloomy. If it was just a dancing girl, after all, her background would be shallow, and it would be a serious problem. Unexpectedly, this girl was a selected girl from a noble family in the palace. Now it must be the enemy.

"Be flat." Qi Taki's eyes were full of amazement and admiration, and he smiled gently, "Which family are you the daughter of? You dance very well."

"The father of my daughter, Shi Qian, is greatly loved by the emperor. He is the commander of the guards in the palace."

"It's Shi Qian's daughter, I didn't expect that even a warrior would be good at raising his daughter." Qi Long laughed loudly.

"Commander Shi's daughter is a well-known talented woman in the capital of Daqi. She is good at singing and dancing, and I have heard about it for a long time. Among this year's show girls, according to my concubine, she is the most outstanding. At first, I thought it would be against the rules to perform dances before entering the holy car, but these few days, the concubine saw that the emperor has been busy with state affairs, and Commander Shi is also a loyal and reliable veteran, so I specially summoned her. I hope that I can relieve the emperor's worries and fatigue." The queen said with a smile, "I have no other skills, so I have to make arrangements for the emperor in these places, I just hope that I can relieve one ten thousandth of the hard work of the emperor. gone."

"Well," Qi Taki nodded, and said with a smile: "The empress has worked hard, I have always known how virtuous and considerate you are." As he spoke, he did not look at the empress, but still stared intently at the girl in green in front of him,
The empress's face was gloomy for a moment, and then she smiled again, saying: "It's hard work for Shi Rou'er to show off her daughter. I wonder what the emperor will reward her for?"

"It's the job of a concubine to share the worries and labors of the emperor and the empress, how dare you try to reward them in vain." Shi Rou'er quickly knelt down and declined, with a humble demeanor.

"Hmph, the concubine got up before the position was awarded." Concubine Zhu, who was sitting not far from Su Mi, snorted coldly.

Qi Long's ears were quite sharp, and he actually heard it. He immediately turned his head in displeasure, and glared at it. Suddenly, the concubines didn't dare to say anything, and even restrained their resentful expressions.

Only then did Qi Long smile and said: "Not only are you a good dancer, but you are also genuinely willing to share my worries. Just now I was so happy to see it. How could I not reward you for such credit."

Qi Long turned his head and said to Gao Shengnuo who was next to him: "I will pass on my will, the beautiful girl Shi Rou'er, registered as a fifth-rank concubine, and given the title..." Qi Long paused, looking at Shi Rou'er like jasper He smiled and said: "The beautiful woman is as beautiful as jade, and the name given is the word 'jade'."

According to Daqi's old rules, the selected show girls should have been trained in etiquette and palace rules for a month, and then according to their qualifications, they should be awarded positions one by one, arrange palaces, and start buying green cards to prepare for favor.This year's showgirls have only just entered Xinyi Palace to start teaching, Shi Rou'er was conferred the title of fifth-rank concubine, and got the title, which is really a rare honor.

Under Lingxi Pavilion's scorching gaze full of jealousy and envy, Shi Rou'er folded her lapels and knelt down to thank her, holding her slender waist tightly.

Qi Long smiled and said: "There is no need to pay attention to so many rules, come here and give me a seat." While signaling to the inner eunuch next to him, the palace attendant hastily moved a seat, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, so he arranged it for Su Mi Beside this table.

(End of this chapter)